Not at all. It’s often much more difficult to reach out to someone else for help or support. It takes a lot of courage and strength to start going to therapy. Nobody can handle every single issue alone. Through our work together, we will identify your strengths and I will assist you in figuring out how to best use these strengths to work through the issues you’re facing.

Friends and family can certainly be great support systems. However, they don’t always have the time, energy, or expertise necessary to help us through all the issues we face. A mental health professional has the training and experience necessary to give you more than in the moment support. We can teach you new skills, give you new perspectives on certain issues, listen to you without any judgment, help you sift through your own thoughts, and assist in processing situations that provoke a lot of negative emotion. Therapy is also completely confidential. Nobody else will ever know what you tell your therapist. 

No. Unfortunately I cannot prescribe any medication.

Medication can be effective in helping people face certain issues and situations. However, medication alone cannot solve all issues. Sometimes people need both medication and therapy. As we work together, we will focus on processing the issues you’re facing and honing your strengths to help you accomplish your personal goals.

Unfortunately, there is no one answer. Everyone is facing different problems in combination with unique circumstances. The length of time therapy can take to reach your personal goals is entirely dependent on your desire for personal growth, your commitment, and the factors around you that are leading you to seek therapy in the first place.

At this time, I only see those ages 18 and older for therapy, but in the future that may change. An announcement will be made when/if this change occurs.

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Using insurance is not required to attend therapy. While it may be useful for some in paying for appointments, this is not necessarily possible or wanted by everyone. In fact, there may even be benefits to self-paying.

1. Self-pay clients are not required to have a diagnosis. For some, a diagnosis is helpful. For others, there are unintended consequences attached to having a diagnosis. Sometimes it can hurt someone’s ability to receive life, health, or disability insurance.

2. As a self-pay client, your treatment and personal goals are completely up to you and the therapist to determine. Sometimes insurance limits treatment options based on what the insurance company considers to be “medically necessary.” This could limit the number and lengths of sessions a person is able to attend, the specific treatments they can receive, and deny people coverage based on certain diagnoses.

3. Self-pay clients have no treatment limits. Certain insurance guidelines often limit the therapy process. This can include, but is not limited to, how many sessions you can attend, how often you can have sessions, or how long sessions can be. These limitations do not always align with what treatment would work best for you and may interfere with your progress.

4. You will have additional privacy as a self-pay client. Certain information (diagnosis, the reason why someone is seeking therapy, how long someone has faced these issues, and their treatment goals) is shared with insurance. This means the information is seen by anyone processing and handling claims and potentially future employers.

5. Specialists may not be covered by insurance anyway. People often seek clinicians who specialize in working with particular situations or identities. These specialists, or other providers who are in-network, may not be available in your area. Working with a therapist who is trained in the particular areas most important to you could mean you avoid an okay therapy experience and instead have a transformative experience.

If you chose to attend therapy and not use insurance, I can provide you with a Good Faith Estimate of how much services will cost.

I am in network with the following insurances:

-BlueCross BlueShield
-Aetna
-Meritain Health
-First Health

I also see clients that choose to self-pay and not use insurance.